Monday, January 10, 2011

Week two

Monday: Today wasn't a terribly exciting day but it was relaxing. I slept in, ate breakfast, and read a book for a while. Lionel works about 10 min away and Guilhem's school serves very expensive lunch so they both come home for their two hour lunch break. We had last night's couscous salad to start, then thin slices of fried pork (in olive oil because that's healthier than butter) and very large helpings of crisp, fresh green beans. *By the way, I don't often mention it but you have at least one slice of bread with every meal.* After lunch, cheese and bread again. Then I was invited to watch Lionel as he made the new batch of dough for this week's bread. It took him no more than 5 min... I might actually be able to do this! When the dough was done, he left it to rise for a few hours and we went out to have our coffee and chocolates. Christine told me that my french is improving! She has so much confidence now that I will be very strong in french in no time at all. :)
Lionel had to drink quickly cause it was time for him to go back to work. Christine had some errands to run so she left as well and I went up to take my shower. When I got out, their cat Michat was there to beg at me for food. Cats are way different than dogs but he did make me think of Scamp and C.D. and how I miss them (maybe it was the begging that reminded me of them?)
I read for a while after my shower and have been on the computer ever since. Like I said, a slow day but I can't complain. Plus, the sun came out in all its glory today and the sky was blue. Unfortunately, the air was freezing cold so I couldn't have my window open, but I do think that was a little preview of what spring is like here. :)
The bread just came out of the oven and it smells heavenly! I can't wait to have some with dinner. I'll post this now but will add to it tonight after we eat. Naturally, you will all want to know what I had for dinner, right? ;)

After dinner: okay, bread- delicious! I hope I can make it the same way Lionel did. I think my mom would really like it if I knew how to make fresh, whole-grain, wheat bread. :) Something kind of cool- I was listening to music while I was working on my blog and it caught Lionel's ear. He came over and was like, "what is that music? I like it!" and that made me so happy. (If you've ever had dinner with us Christensen's, there's a good chance you've heard the same music: our Bistro CD). Also for dinner, we had the carrot and duck-flavored soup, salad, some ham, and leftovers from our dinner party (foie gras, homemade guacamole, etc). It was nothing special but a good dinner. Lionel is making me some tea now and then I'll get ready for bed. School starts tomorrow for me. I'm actually pretty excited to start my french classes; I want to be able to say so much more to Lionel, Christine, and Guilhem!
Goodnight

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